diff --git a/srcpkgs/pipewire/files/20-pipewire-pulse.conf b/srcpkgs/pipewire/files/20-pipewire-pulse.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a1c391f64d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/pipewire/files/20-pipewire-pulse.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# copy or symlink this file to /etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d (system configuration)
+# or ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d (per-user configuration)
+# to configure pipewire to launch pipewire-pulse directly
+
+context.exec = [ { path = "/usr/bin/pipewire" args = "-c pipewire-pulse.conf" } ]
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pipewire/template b/srcpkgs/pipewire/template
index 92feaab2a6d..7ad92c87fa3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pipewire/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pipewire/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'pipewire'
 pkgname=pipewire
 version=0.3.71
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="
  --auto-features=enabled
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ post_install() {
 	vsv pipewire-pulse
 	vinstall "${FILESDIR}/pipewire.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications
 	vinstall "${FILESDIR}/pipewire-pulse.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications
+	vsconf "${FILESDIR}/20-pipewire-pulse.conf"
 }
 
 libpipewire_package() {